Appeal No. 2001-0647
Application 08/150,703
a polymer,
at least one insect pheromone,
at least one insect feeding stimulant, and
an insect toxicant.
65. An article of manufacture for controlling insect pests comprising a
substrate having thereon a friable coating of a composition comprising:
a binder,
an insect attracting pigment,
an insect toxicant,
a toxicant regeneration enhancer, and
an ingredient which is both a filler and a thickener.
The prior art references relied upon by the Examiner are:
Meyer et al. (Meyer) 1,545,005 Jul. 07, 1925
Largman et al. (Largman) 3,629,459 Dec. 21,1971
Stendel et al. (Stendel) 4,965,287 Oct. 23, 1990
Seiner et al. (Seiner) 3,655,129 Apr. 11, 1972
Scholl et al. (Scholl) 3,350,329 Oct. 31, 1967
Quisumbing et al.1(Quisumbing) “Insect Suppresion with Controlled Release
Pheromone System,” Chapter 8, pp. 213-235 (1982)
Shearer et al. “Citral in the Nassanoff Pheromone of The Honey Bee,” J. Insect
Physiol., Vol. 12, pp. 1513-1521 (1966)
Claim 42 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a). As evidence of
obviousness, the Examiner relies upon the combined teachings of Meyer and
Largman. We reverse.
1 Both the Appellants and the Examiner call this reference Kydonieus;
however; we refer to it using the first named author.
2
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